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sulfonyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
sul-fonyl
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bivalent radical or functional group -SO₂-

noun

Any univalent radical derived from a sulfonic acid

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulfonic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sulfonyl From sulfonic + -yl.

Inflected Forms

sulfonyls (plural) sulphonyl (alternative)

Derived Forms

amisulpride benzenesulphonyl chlorosulfonyl dalfopristin disulfonyl fluorosulfonyl methylsulfonylmethane rosuvastatin satranidazole sildenafil sulbactam sulfonterol

Phrases

sulfonyl fluoride

Frequently Paired Words

sulfone sulfuryl

Questions

What does sulfonyl mean?
The bivalent radical or functional group -SO₂-
Where does sulfonyl come from?
Etymology tree English sulfonic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sulfonyl From sulfonic + -yl.

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